Murphy released a report that targeted colleges for treating student-athletes as athletes first and students second.
Senator Chris Murphy called out colleges and universities for failing to properly educate student-athletes, calling the current situation a"civil rights crisis."
Critics like Murphy have argued that at the elite college sports programs, where teams — through ticket sales, merchandise, broadcast rights, booster contributions and more — bring in many millions of dollars in revenue for schools, it was time for student-athletes to get a return on their investment.
During his comments, the senator largely focused his attention on the"Power Five" programs, those higher education institutions in the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12,The NCAA logo on the field before the Division I Men's Soccer Championship between the Maryland Terrapins and the Akron Zips held at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium on December 9, 2018, in Santa Barbara, California.
"The frequency of this phenomenon proves a broad lack of academic integrity across college sports, and more importantly, a disregard for fulfilling the promise of a scholarship," the report said."If an athlete cannot pursue their academic interests, the central value of a college education is lost."
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